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Expect a lively, fact-focused browse through questions about bodies, animals, space, technology and society. The short question-and-answer structure supports curiosity-led reading rather than a single continuous narrative.
Jules Howard
This offers an unusual way into evolution: each decision moves the reader towards another organism, making traits, environments and survival part of an active exploration rather than a page-by-page narrative.
This book offers a child-focused introduction to the African diaspora through an “Afro to Zulu” framing.
Paola Vitale
A visually led introduction to jellyfish biology and history, offering scientific explanations alongside surprising facts. It may encourage curiosity about animals, evolution and the ways people affect the natural world.
This appears to offer child-focused information about birds and their brains, with writing and illustrations by Kate Read. Its inclusion in an information-book longlist signals that it is intended to combine information with an engaging reading experience.
Magda Garguláková
A strong choice for a child curious about how structures work: it moves between bridge design, engineering, history and social purpose, with illustrations supporting close visual investigation.
David Olusoga, Yinka Olusoga and Kemi Olusoga;
This is a substantial, browseable introduction to Black history, balancing familiar and less-known people and events. It ranges from anti-slavery movements and racism to science, sport, art, music, activism and political change.
Isabel Thomas
A visually led exploration of life’s origins, using a big question about the first frog to connect scientific explanation with philosophical wonder.
David Roberts
Choose this deliberately as an introduction to LGBTQ+ history and activism; its subject should be clear before a family decides to read it.
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